Antonyms for recrimination
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : ri-krim-uh-ney-shuh n |
Phonetic Transcription : rɪˌkrɪm əˈneɪ ʃən |
Definition of recrimination
Origin :- 1610s, from French récrimination, from Medieval Latin recriminationem (nominative recriminatio), noun of action from past participle stem of recriminari (see recriminate).
- As in blame : noun condemnation
- As in accusation : noun charge of wrongdoing, fault
- As in incrimination : noun accusation
- As in reprehension : noun blame
- As in reprobation : noun blame
- There is one case I must observe to you in which recrimination has peculiar poignancy.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- I beg to say, kind hearers, that this is not spoken in a spirit of recrimination.
- Extract from : « Masterpieces of Negro Eloquence » by Various
- She complained no more, she wept no more, she indulged no more in recrimination.
- Extract from : « Germinie Lacerteux » by Edmond and Jules de Goncourt
- But they did, in a whisper, for something in the way of recrimination began.
- Extract from : « The Peril Finders » by George Manville Fenn
- But recrimination is useless, and can lead to no good result.
- Extract from : « Great Porter Square, v. 3 » by Benjamin Leopold Farjeon
- It was he who provided the university with food for mirth, envy, satire, recrimination.
- Extract from : « Rowlandson's Oxford » by A. Hamilton Gibbs
- Let there be doubt and recrimination so that preparations are hindered here.
- Extract from : « Anthony Trent, Master Criminal » by Wyndham Martyn
- The interview was long and violent, it is said, and full of recrimination.
- Extract from : « Mexico » by Susan Hale
- That he had done so surreptitiously robbed him of the privilege of recrimination.
- Extract from : « The Secret of the Silver Car » by Wyndham Martyn
- If he were to do this, he must have recourse to recrimination, which he did not wish.
- Extract from : « Abridgment of the Debates of Congress, from 1789 to 1856, Vol. II (of 16) » by Thomas Hart Benton
Synonyms for recrimination
- accusation
- allegation
- animadversion
- arraignment
- attack
- attribution
- beef
- blast
- bum rap
- castigation
- censure
- charge
- chiding
- citation
- complaint
- condemnation
- criticism
- denouncement
- denunciation
- depreciation
- diatribe
- dido
- disapprobation
- disapproval
- disfavor
- disparagement
- exposé
- expostulation
- exprobation
- gripe
- impeachment
- implication
- imputation
- incrimination
- inculpation
- indictment
- insinuation
- invective
- objurgation
- obloquy
- opposition
- rebuke
- recrimination
- remonstrance
- reprehension
- reprimand
- reproach
- reprobation
- reproof
- repudiation
- roar
- rumble
- slur
- squawk
- stink
- tirade
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